intransitive. figurative. To yield, give way to; to incline, tend; to submit, comply, consent; to be pliant or tractable. Obsolete.

intransitive and (now only) transitive (reflexive). To become submissive or compliant to. Now rare.

to bend (also bring) (a person) to one's bow: i.e. to one's will, inclination, or control. to come to (a person's) bow: to become compliant or…

To be complaisant with, make oneself agreeable to (persons), in conduct or action; to accommodate oneself to the desires or wishes of: the notion…